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happiness. Circumstances have fixed
her in very humble conditions. Yet
she succeeds in living amid the withered
stalks of her once blooming hopes with
a light heart and cheerful face. How2
She has learned to lay herself aside.
How many unpleasant conditions would
not only become toerable, but fairly
pleasant; how many sharp disappoint-
ments lose their edge; how many man.
ifestations of ill-feeling, words that we
bitterly regret, would never be, if we
could but renounce ourselves. Do you
ask, "What shall 1 do then with Jesus
which is called Christ ?'' Initiate his
self-sacrifce.
1 am glad that, unlike most holidays,
Christmas has had a development so
much in keeping with the spirit of its
founder. Most holidays degenerate and
drift away from the original idea. But
Christmas has grown nearer to him
whom it commentaries. Its most
hCu CuOvOh Auo III IL UlO fCly oplAlU
Of the Master. 1t is season of self
sacrifice. 1t is festival of charity in
one sense. More than at any other
time, people generally forget them
selves in their thoughtfulness of others.
1t is season when people work for
each other, give to each other. So it is
not only happy time, but a season of
special growth in the very spirit of the
gospel. Perpetuate the beautiful GUS
tom. Give your gifts. 1t is in imita-
ton of the Master. Only do not forget
and confine all your love within the
narrow circle of home. The gospel
says more than peace and good will to
family, to kindred, to friends. 1t says
"Peace on earth, good will to men,"
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until the child is ripe for the primary
school. 1t might be called the ''mother
school )" and in view of the fact that
there are few mothers educated for the
work, and fewer yet who have the leis-
ure for doing it, and much of it that
mothers in separate homes cannot do
at all, it should be engrafted into the
public school system. 1t is already so
ergrafted in some places, and will be
everywhere, when the public is able to
discern its immense power for good; its
power to form character and faculty.
This is the power which is being
brought to bear in this city as public
charity. Over forty free kindergartens,
including those for children of better
fortunes than those we have described,
are in operation in San Francisco and
vicinity. They enroll more than two
thousand little ones. These, however,
are only enough to show what might be
done if gold would flow as freely into
this channel from the many rich as it
does from the few. In the economical
self-sacrificing way in which they are
conducted here, thousand dollars will
equip and run school of sixty for a
year. Mrs. Leland Stanford supports
eight, and fronts the Infinite Presence
like the Sistine Madonna with cloud of
children's faces. Other persons, mostly
women, support one or more each,
while the majority are subscription
schools. The good they do is incalcula-
BILE. The best beginning Of school life
that the most happily conditioned child
can have, they are the most effective
"means of grace to those taken from
the street and staying places of the de-
graded. To apply the old Spanish
proverb. Gan ounce Of" such "mother
is more than pound of priest"
In the language of the author of "Pat-
sey," Mrs. Kate Smith Wiggin, "the
great work society has before it to-day
is the proper training of its children"
Ii VIC hucW uOW W uO Lldb IlguUIy
the reformatory institutions for adults
might be closed; and most of the re-
formers might
Fold up their tents like the Arabs
And silently steal away"
A study Of the Silver street, Pacific,
Jackson and Brannan street kindergar-
tens will convince the most skeptical
that a good degree of knowledge of
show to do that rightly" has already
been acquired, and is being wisely used.
If the many wealthy Of this city would
make such study, and awake to con-
seriousness Of the battle that the conse-
Grated few are waging with the evil
forces of society, they would join the
conflict and secure a splendid victory,
while buying with their gold exchange
on heaven.
close with a homely old epitaph:
'What 1 used had;
What gave have;
What kept LOST
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For The UNIvERSALIsT.
ALONE.
BY MRS c. A. sOULE.

said to my Soul, go, thou,
Go to the earth's far bounds,
Haste thee away, cen now,
While summer music sounds"
''And. wherefore p asked my Soul:
"What must bring to thee?"
"A heart that's pure and whole,
A loving heart for me-"
And my Soul went, went far,
Over the sea and land,
Followed the morning star
To earth's most distant strand,
But brought no heart to me,
Finding none pure and whole;
1t sought DER land and sea,
My patient, tender Soul.
hid my eyes and wept;
Longing such love to know,
A heart that itself had kept
White as the falling snow.
A heart that had loved none other,
But saved itself for me,
Drawer than bravest brother,
From every sin-stain free.
Aho NY pestAShos pShNSA oCoi
That had sought Ger land and sea
A heart both pure and whole,
Spake pityingly to mel
Lonely thy life must be,
No heart was left for thine;
Butlonely hearts rare joys may see
Thy life may be divine.
From thy lone krthstone thou mayst
Into the world of others,
And from thy hands sweet blessings flow
To weary wives and mothers.
Thy empty arms their burdens bear,
Thy EN- oty heart their wo.
Till from them falls the heavy care,
And tender rest they know.
A woman's eyes should never weep
Because no heart she claims,
But sweet and pure herself should keep,
For love hath many names.
And though thou ne'er wife shalt be.
Thou mayst be sister-friend-
And many heart cling close to thee,
A Savior to the end
let these words go by
For many and many day,
And sadly still did cry
To walk in other way.
And my patti emit, tender Soul
Watched still with loving eyes,
Praying be made whole,
Praying grow more wise.
A child's hand touched my own,
A child's voice softly spoke.
Almost cry was the low tone,
But something in me wokel
The mother-love that slept,
The mother.c care divine,
Something that had kept,
Yet knew not it was minel
And my patient, tender Soul,
AS clasped the little one,
Knew that / was made whole,
Knew that her task was done.
No more from out my now rich home
ask my patient Soul to roam.
The love I craved hath come to me.
God bless this baby on my knee.
ilasgoaU, Scotland.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24

Frank R. Stockton's literary ca
reer is very encouraging to young authors
who feel that they are not appreciat-
ed. 1t is said that for long time Stock
toms productions were a standing joke
In the publishing houses. His manu-
script was known to publishers a long
while before his delicious humor had a
chance to reach the public. He was per-
covering and hopeful, however, and at
last the magazines began to print his
productions. He is now a great favorite.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24

EVEN reckoning makes lasting friends, and
the way to make reckonings even is to make
them often.-SOuth.
ALL the events of our life are materials out
of which we may make what we will.--Noua-
lis.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24

Elder Evans, the we'll known
Shaker leader, is a man of extremely sim
pie tastes. When visiting an artists stu
dio in New York recently, he was invited
to remain to tea. He agreed to do so if
his hostess could furnish him with
brown bread and hot water. This was all
he wanted for supper.
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The christmas Sermon Pa9e.
EV. J. M. PAY ON.
La Crosse, Wis.

WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH JESUS, THE CHRIST?
number THE
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24

Rev. Daniel P. Pike, whose death
has lately been announced at Newbury-
port, Mass, is credited with preaching
5000 sermons, marrying more than g.
600 persons, conducting more than 1000
funerals and bsptizing by immersion
nearly LOO converts.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24

DR.. John Bascom, who recently re-
signed the presidency of the University
of Wisconsin, after fourteen years of SER
vice, has returned to his old home in
WILLIAMSBURG, where he will devote him
self to literary work. He has already re-
sumed his former helpful interest in the
public and religious concerns of the
town.
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NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE.

The Emperor and Empress of Bra
I'll are going to visit Palestine. She goes
purely in the spirit of pious pilgrim.
He is inspired by mixture of religious
and scientific motives.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24

-"Ot all my books L like this the
best" said Dickens of "David Copper
field" sit will be easily believed that 1
am fond parent of every child of my
fancy, and that no one can ever love that
family as dearly as 1 love them. But,
like many fond parents, have in my
heart of hearts fsvorite child, and his
name is David CoppeIfield."
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24

There are three ministers in the
present House of Representatives. Judges
Stewart, of Georgia, and Cheadle, OF
Indiana, are ex-preachers, but the new
congressman from New Hampshire, Rev.
Mr.. Mckinney, has been in the Univers-
alist pulpit through his whole active
career. He is the first Democratic con-
gresham from New Hampshire in ten
years.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24

OF the three daughters whom Mr..
Longfellow has immortalized in that
lovely poem, Twilight Hour" Alice
alone remains unmarried. She lives in
the old "Oragie House" at Cambridge,
with her bachelor uncle, the Rev. Samu-
ell Longtellow, now a man of some seven
ty years. Edith Longtellow married
Richard 81. Dana, whose father wrote
that very popular sea narrative, 1.-TWO
Years Before the Mast" Anna allegro
Longtellow, the youngest daughter, mar
ried two years ago or more, Joseph G.
Thorpe, Jr. young Boston lawyer,
formerly from Michigan, a brother of
Mrs. Ole Bull Both these sisters, Mrs.
Dana and Mrs. Thorpe, are building ad-
joining honses on land from the CAM
bridge estate, which they will occupy
when finished. Ernest Longfellow the
eldest son, who married Miss Harriet
Spillman about fifteen years ago, is now
travelling with his wife in Italy; but they
will return in time to occupy their cot
tage the coming season at Manchester
by-the-Sea. which Mr.. Longfellow built
asst summer.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24

The birthday of John Greenleaf
Whittier occurred on Saturday of last
week. Eighty years ago on December
IL, in the town of Hayerhill, Mass, he
first saw the light. The day was observ-
ed in fitting way, not only in the poets
home in Danvers, but also throughout
the country where SO many have, through
love of his poems, learned to love the
poet.
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of the touch and kiss called for from the
fair teachers. No wonder they break
down rapidly in such districts as this.
''Is there not a call for more than hui
man patience ?" asks one. 80 nc" is
the reply, sit is love that is wanted.
That cannot be simulated. Where it
really exists the work is joy" After
the marching and general plays they
separate, each with teacher, into fam
lilies of fifteen and twenty, and the
style of the play is changed to the use
of the fingers and faculties by devices
which we have no space to follow in de-
tail Many of the beautiful patterns
found in oilcloths and carpets have come
from the inventive brain of the chill
dren of the kindergartens.
Had Longfellow written the Psalm
of child's life he might have begun it:
"Play is real, play is earnest" The
play spirit of child, its spontaneous
activity, is serious though happy. To
most grown folks looking on, it is only
fun, sport, amusement; to the child it
is real life. 1t may be so stimulated
and directed into uses as to make the
most of each child's nature-its whole
nature, physical, mental, moral, and all.
This the kindergarten, or garden of
children, proposes to do, beginning at
the earliest practicable age, and contin-
uing the process of learning by doing''
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24

Mr.. George KEENAN,, the Siberian
traveller and writer, has been blsck-listed
by the Russian Government, says the
New York Tribune, and will not be per-
mitted to re.enter the Cars dominions.
81 expected, of course" says Mr.. Ken
nan, "to be put on the Russian blacklist.
1 am only thankful that 1 succeeded in
crossing the frontier with all my mate
rial and papers coming this way. The
outside of the Russian frontier lite is a
good enough side for me at present"
Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-29
WASHED ASHORE.
A Mans Body Found on the Beach
 Morris Cove.

A Mans Body Found on the Beach at
 Morris Cove.
 The body of a man was washed ashore at Morris Cove yesterday afternoon near the summer cottage of J. 0. Bradley, of the Merchants bank in this city. The body was discovered by the ladies at this residence. Medical Examiner White was notified and the remains were taken charge of by Lewis & Maycock. A description of the man is as follows Five feet ten inches in height, bald headed, black hair on the sides Of his head and bushy black whiskers around his chin. The teeth are in good condition. He wore a gray coat, black vest and pants, white shirt and collar, red necktie, cotton drawers, long cotton socks and congress gaiters. In his vest pocket was a pair of rubber and gold eyeglasses, one side of which had been broken and was mended with piece of cloth. In his coat pocket was 8 copy of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, dated September 2l, and on the upper part of the first page was the name, "Gill G. Farnam, St. Marks place, Twenty fourth ward, Brooklyn, N. Y." There was also found in his coat pocket copy of the Staten Island Rapid Transit time table.
 The medical examiner, from an examina- tion of the body, says that the man was drowned. How or where is mystery.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-29
POLO MATTERS.

Waterbury GO Come Into she League
 A Now Ikink In Hartford-MerIden
 Signs a New Player.
 Waterbury is to have polo team. That is at last settled fact. Work will be com menced immediately on the enlarging of the rink. It will be fixed over 90 as to give @ playing surface 100x50 feet. There is plenty of money to back the team and Waterbury will have hrst-olass professional league team.
 Croley, 1885 goal tend for Clough & Rodgers has signed with Meriden.
 Monday afternoon at 8 meeting of the Hartford Amusement company 8 committee was appointed to procure plans and estimates for the erection of rink 60x200 feet, to be used for polo and other purposes. Upon the return of Mayor Bulkeley he will be waited upon by this committee and the result of the negotiations reported to the board of direc- tion on Wednesday, October 5, for final action. The proposition of Clough & Rodgers to sell out their interests for $5, 900 was tabled. This looks very much as If the Hartford Amusement company was to run the polo team there this season and not C1ough.
 As Danbury is not to be in the league the Ansonia Sentinel suggests that the franchise of the Danbury team be transferred to An sonia.
 There is possibility that New Britain will be admitted into the league.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-29
GREAT UMBRELLA SALE.

The First Great Umbrella Sale of the Season at Mendel & Freedman's, 772 Chapel Street-We Will Offer To-DaY and To Morrow Five Hundred SILK Umbrellas at Prices Far BelOw the Cost of manufacture-These Goods are Mostly Samples Bought of Large ManuiacIurers at Fifty Cents on the Dollar and We Shall Dispose of the Entire Lot at Half Priee-Remembe They are Samples, Only One of Each Style, and Mostly Fine Goods-An Ex- cellent Opportunity to Buy-We Men ton Few Prices Below: 26-inch all silk umbrellas with plain nat ural stick and paragon frame, worth $2. .25. Our price $1.30.
 26-inch gloria umbrellas, paragon frame and natural wood sticks, sold everywhere at $2.
 Our price $125.
 Fine silk and lisle mixed umbrellas with best French and English fancy sticks and paragon frame, first class umbrella, worth at least $4
 Our price 248.
 200 fine silk umbrellas with solid silver and solid gold mounting, worth $3. 50, at $1.99.
 Good alpaca and 1nohair umbrellas, choice for 9sc. Fine Scotch gingham umbrellas, regular .25 quality, at 69c.
 Rubber umbrellas with rubber covers, reg ular value $2.
 Our price 99c. Be sure and not miss this first great um- brella sale at
 Mende1 & Freedman's,
 772 Chapel Street.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-29
THE FIRST BAPTIST.

ReOPening To-n1ght-Redecorate and
 lmprOved-A Beautiful Ediace-Five Thousand Dollars Expended.
 Since the middle of June the people of the
 First Baptist church on Wooster Square have
 been worshipping in their lecture room,
 while the church edifce was being renovated and redecorated, made thereby into beauti- ful temple, suitable to the purposes for thousand dollars have been expended by the society and that this sum has been well ex- pended all those present last evening at the first lighting up of the church were agreed,
 The building has been thoroughly repainted
 within and without and is now one of the
 finest church edifces in this city. Much of this is due to the artistic work of Mr. Schenck, the decora tor. The old organ has been re. moved and where it was beautiful baptistery has been built, with five commodious robinQ rooms directly in the rear of it. The old baptistery was in front of the platform and it's removal to the rear is decided improve letters are the words "Buried with Him in Baptism" finishes the baptistery towards the congregation. A brass railing similar to the one at Calvary, runs along the front of the platform. The lights throughout the house are lit by electricity. But it is in IAo new OEkAA tudL Luo m6mD D6fS or the church will take most pride, and this even ing under the skil1ful lingering of Mr. Harry Rowe Shelley it will charm the ears of those present at the grand concert with which the building is to be opened. Directly over tLs baptistery and its robingrooms is the commo- dious choir gallery, on either side of which is @ portion of the organ. The swell organ with the banks of keys is on the south side and the pedal organ on the north, the track CTS running under the choir gallery The organ fronts are decorated in the most beau tiful and delicate tints. The instrument was built by Emmons Howard, of Westheld The joiner work was done by J. E. Todd and the plumbing by T. W. Corbett. Next Sun day the regular services will be resumed in the church when the pastor, Rev. W. H. | Butrick, will preach morning and evening. l This evening the building will be formally 1 opened to the public with grand concert, l the programme of which was published yes- 'erdsy. \
Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-29
LOCAL NE " s.
Brief Mention.

Saxony correspondence paper at Dorman's.
 George Dormap, of this city, was catering at the Huntington fair yesterday.
 MT. Benjamin s. Hill has taken charge of the Masonic department of Loomis' Journal.
 Civil Service Commissioner Lyman will hold an examination in this city on Friday, October 18th.
 Sheriff Gates positively declines to be a candidate again es first selectman and town agent of Birmingham.
 The Rev. O. W. Fern was installed as pas tor of the Swedish Lutheran church in New Britain on Thursday evening.
 The executive committee of the H. H. s. Alumni association meets at the residence of Miss s. A. Wilcox, Leonard street, to-mor- row evening.
 Rev George E. Reed, of this city. was an- nounced to lecture on the license question at Henry hall, Rockville, last evening. Judge Dwight Loomis presided.
 Presiding Elder Wardell of the New Ha- ven district will visit the Methodist church in Windsor Locks on Friday evening and the second quarterly conference viii be held.
 The auction sale at the Beach House and Howes' at Savin Rock, advertised in our col umns, should be patronized by people in that business. Bescher is the auctioneer.
 MT Healy, proprietor of the saloon corner of Chapel and Union streets, says the insult ing of ladies mentioned yesterday was not in front of his premises, but on Church street.
 The county convention of the Sons of Tenn perance held at the Atheneum yesterday was s-Ao Inc h. lished was carried out successfully. Charles A. Baldwin, G. W. F., presided.
 A calico party was given last evening at the residence of Miss Florence Waite on Bradley street. Music and danc ing whiled the happy hours away. Mr.A.C. Munson of the Amphion society sang tenor solo with pleasing effect.
 The Birmingham Wire Nail company has organized as joint stock company with capital of S, ,O0O Officers elected are: Isaac J. Boothe, president; F. Will Hsllock, sec retary and treasurer; directors, I. J. Boothe, F. Will HallocS, Henry F. DeForest.
 Preparations have been begun for the an- nual donation visit to the New Haven orphan asylum, which takes place October 18th. General Ford, chairman of the donation committee, is rallying his forces for the an- nual grand benefit day for the little ones.
 The American Home Missionary reports the receipts from Connecticut in August as $5, ,228. .7 6of which $1,000 was legacy of Miss Rachel K. Mead, of Greenwich, and $1, ,0O0 legacy of Sanford M. Billings, of Somers. Lyman Osborn, ot New Haven, and Roland Mather, of Hartford, contributed $500 each
Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-29
A Good Chance to Make Desirable In-
 vestment.

The last days in the month of September are always the time that capitalists and those that have small amounts of cash on hand look out and convert it into some invest ment that will be exempt from taxation. The stocks and bonds of the railroad com panies located in the State of Connecticut are free from taxation, and have always been favorite investments of the residents of this State. As the first day of October is the time taken for returning to the assessors tax able property, the demand for non-taxable securities increases to such an extent that often the market is quite bare of desirable securities, and attention is called to the ad vertisement of Messrs. Bunnell & Scranton and W. T. Hatch & Sons, the bankers, who offer the stock of the Danbury 6 Norwalk railroad company. The stock is free from all taxes and guaranteed by the Housatonic railroad company and should be both safe and desirable
Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-29
Thursday, September 99, 1887.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

 Auction Sale-Hamilton Corner Walnut Street. Bargains In Furniture-E. H. Vetter, Agt. Casper The Yodler-Grand Opera House D. K.-At Druggists. Fall Suits-C. E. Longley & Go. Fall Styles of ShoeS-Wallace B. Fenn & Go. For Rent-Tenement-Ward Coe. Liberal House Furnishers-B. A. Atkinson e Co. st-Scarfpin-Dwight N. Morse. Little Quaker Pills-At Druggists. Mathushek Pianos-C. M. Loomis. Meeting-Bulders' Exchange. Probate Notice-Estate Of Bethuel Crockett. Quaker Bitters-At Druggists. Stocks and Bonds-W. T. Hatch & Sons. Umbrella Sale-Mendel & Freedman. Unrivalled Sausage-Sperry & Barnes. Wanted-Law Student-P. O. Box 974. Wanted Girl-34s Elm Street. Wanted-Boys-Munson& 6 Co. Wanted-Help-129 Park Street. Wanted-Woman-This Office. Wanted-Situation-4 Tyler Street. Wanted Situauon-95 Olive Street. Wanted -Situation-217 East Street. Wanted-Situation-21 Franklin Street. Wanted-Situation-22 Franklin Street. Wanted-Situation-29 George Street.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-29
THE LATE COLONEL BAssERmAN.
The Military to Tender an Escort to the
 Funeral.

The Military to Tender an Escort to the
 Funeral.
 The captains of the city companies of the Second regiment held a meeting last even ing at which all the companies were repre- sented. AS it is understood by those who were at the meeting, the late Colonel Basser- man desired military escort at his funeral The officers decided to tender an escort and an escort of the city military may be expect ed. The hour for the companies to assemble on Friday, the day of the funeral, will prob ably be 1:30 p. m.
 The remains of Colonel Basserman will be inferred in the family lot In the Evergreen cemetery by the side of his wife and eldest